Malaysian athletes honor victims of Flight 17

Muhammad Imaadi Aba Aziz

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Malaysia's flag bearer Muhammad Imaadi Aba Aziz leads the team during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The Malaysian team wore black armbands to mark the recent crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

The crowd of 40,000 at Celtic Park in Glasgow observed a moment of silence as Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, expressed "our condolences and above all our solidarity with the loved ones of all those of every nationality who lost their lives."

The Commonwealth Games, an Olympics-like competition among 71 nations, is scheduled to continue through Aug. 3.

There were 26 pitchers in baseball's 300-save club before Wednesday, an elite group headed by a right-hander who had the game's most devastating cut fastball (Mariano Rivera), another who had one of baseball's best changeups (Trevor Hoffman), and a left-hander who threw 98 mph (Billy Wagner).

A 5-2 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night proved costly for the Angels, who lost David Freese to a fractured right index finger, an injury that will sideline the third baseman for several weeks, and center fielder Daniel Robertson to right shoulder stiffness, an injury that is not serious.